Review – Prisoners of the Sun

Judging by the size of his head on the poster, you’d think Russell Crowe was the star of the movie. But this was early in his career, and he’s actually barely in it. Most of the screen time goes to Bryan Brown, who plays the lead prosecutor in the war crimes trial of Japanese soldiers accused of torturing and murdering Australian POWs. The story picks up a little in the middle with some flashback sequences, but most of the rest of the picture is uninspiring courtroom intrigue. Mildly amusing